Preschool Enrollment Process

In order for the Burbank tuition-based preschool program to enroll children, the following process will be followed:

• Any family who is interested in enrolling their child in the Burbank preschool program will complete a Registration Form. More specifically:
  • One registration form should be completed for each child. (If a family wishes to enroll two children in the household, then a different Registration Form should be completed on each child).
  • A family must submit a $50 nonrefundable fee for each submitted Registration Form.
  • Once the Burbank office receives the completed Registration Form as well as the nonrefundable fee, the form will be “date stamped.” 
• Children will be enrolled in the Burbank preschool program based upon their date stamp. Available classroom spots will be filled first with the “oldest” date stamp. Please note that if a child is a sibling of a current or former BECS student or an employee, that child will have “priority.” This means that this prospective child will move ahead of the date stamp Registration forms from new families.
• If a family is offered a spot and they decline it, the registration form will be discarded.
• Children entering the Young Preschool program need to be two years old (24 months) by August 1 to secure a spot for that school year.  Children entering the Preschool program must be fully potty trained without needing assistance and three years old (36 months) by December 1 to secure a spot for that school year.  
• Children who are under three years old on August 1 will be placed in a Young Preschool classroom and will transition to a Preschool room the following school year.  Moving children from Young Preschool to Preschool midyear is done on a rare, case-by-case basis.  
• A spot in the Burbank preschool program is not secured until a parent signs a Tuition Agreement, completes enrollment forms, and writes a non-refundable check for one month’s tuition.  This deposit will be applied toward the child’s last month with us at Burbank.  

Burbank’s preschool program  does not discriminate against otherwise qualified disabled children.  Parents of special needs children are encouraged to communicate with the director and teachers regarding reasonable accommodations needed for their children. 

We do not discriminate in the enrollment of children upon the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.